Starting pitching boosts Yankees in wake of injuries

10:41 PM,
Apr. 15, 2013

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Vincent Z. Mercogliano

Starting pitching is usually the biggest key to success for any team, but the Yankees are in a position early this season where they have to rely on their starters even more than usual.

The Yanks have rebounded from a 1-4 start and sat at 6-5 heading into Monday's off day, and the main reason has been their ability to win low-scoring games thanks to their top three starters - CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda and Andy Pettitte.

"I think you have to be able to win all kinds (of games), because you can't expect your offense to give you seven, eight-plus runs every night," manager Joe Girardi said after Sunday's ...